Sophie Hughes

Sophie Hughes
Sophie Hughes
Born	Sophie Hughes
Nationality	British
Occupation	Translator

Sophie Hughes is a literary translator who works chiefly from Spanish to English. She is known for her translations of contemporary writers such as Laia Jufresa, Rodrigo Hasbún, Alia Trabucco Zerán [1] and Fernanda Melchor.

Her translation of Alia Trabucco Zerán's The Remainder was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International Prize.[2] In 2020 she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize with Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor.[3]

In 2020 she co-edited with Sarah Cleave Europa28: Writing by Women on the Future of Europe, published by Comma Press in collaboration with Hay Festival and Womarts.

Translated Works

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo (with Juana Adcock)
Mac and His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas (with Margaret Jull Costa)
The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán
The Hole by José Revueltas (with Amanda Hopkinson)
Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún
Umami by Laia Jufresa
The Sorrows of Mexico by Lydia Cacho et al. (contributor)
The Boy Who Stole Attila's Horse by Iván Repila
Still the Same Man by Jon Bilbao

Recognition

2020: Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize : translation of Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor. (Fitzcarraldo Editions, UK, 2020; New Directions, US, 2020)
2020: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize : co-translation of Mac and His Problem by Enrique Vila-Matas with Margaret Jull Costa. (Harvill Secker, UK, 2019; New Directions, US, 2019)
2019: Shortlisted for the Premio Valle Inclán: translation of The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán (And Other Stories, UK, 2018; Coffee House Press, US, 2019)
2019: Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize : translation of The Remainder by Alia Trabucco Zerán. (And Other Stories, UK, 2018; Coffee House Press, US, 2019)
2018: PEN Translates award: translation of An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo (Charco Press, 2018), which she co-translated with Juana Adcock
2018: PEN Translates award: translation of Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor (Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2020; New Directions, US, 2020)
2018: Longlisted for National Translation Award in Prose: translation of Affections by Rodrigo Hasbún
2017: PEN/Heim Translation Grant Fund Recipient to translate The Remainder, debut novel of Chilean writer Alia Trabucco Zerán
2017: Shortlisted for Best Translated Book Award for translation of Laia Jufresa's Umami. (Oneworld Publications, 2016)
2016: PEN Translates award: translation of Laia Jufresa's Umami. (Oneworld Publications, 2016)
2016: PEN Translates award: translation of Rodrigo Hasbún, Affections (Pushkin Press, 2016)
2015: British Centre for Literary Translation Prose Mentorship

References

Bio
"2019 longlist announced- Man Booker International Prize | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
"The International Booker Prize 2020 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

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[1] Bio

[2] "2019 longlist announced- Man Booker International Prize | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.

[3] "The International Booker Prize 2020 | The Booker Prizes". thebookerprizes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.